Microsoft announces Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0 Update for Windows 7
Later on this year, Microsoft will be releasing an update for the Remote Desktop Client on Windows 7. Actually, the update will be upgrading the protocol to version 8.0 and adding new capabilities that integrate with Windows Server 2012 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Windows Server 2012 powers the back-end of Microsoft VDI.
Categories: Management Tags: protocol, RDP, Remote Desktop, RemoteFX, update, VDI, virtual, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012
Update your cryptographic settings before August Patch Tuesday!
August’s Patch Tuesday is an important one, I would say critical! Patch Tuesday is usually the second Tuesday of each month, on which Microsoft releases security patches. A security fix or enhancement will be released which will block all applications that use cryptographic keys less than 1024 bits.
To further reduce the risk of unauthorized exposure of sensitive information, Microsoft has created a software update that will be released for the following operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. This update will block the use of cryptographic keys that are less than 1024 bits.
To read more and find the issues that you may encounter after applying this update go here – http://blogs.technet.com/b/pki/archive/2012/06/12/…d.aspx
Categories: Security Tags: 1024 bits, cryptographic, key, patch, Patch Tuesday, Technet, update
Is your System Compliant with Microsoft’s Security Recommendations?
Although, you might have enabled Windows Updates to download and install the latest security patches automatically, it is a good practice to occasionally analyze your system against a baseline. Microsoft has a free tool that allows you to scan your computer and checks for compliance with Microsoft’s security recommendations.
Categories: Security Tags: Analyzer, compliance, fix, MBSA, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, Microsoft Update, patch, report, scan, security update, update, Windows Update
Windows Update Settings
The Windows Update tool will allow you to configure how Windows 7 deals with important updates, such as allowing standard users to install updates, frequency at which updates are checked, etc. To be able to configure Windows Update you need administrative privileges and to load the tool click on the Change Settings item from control panel. The available settings are explained below:
Categories: Management Tags: Install Updates, update, updates, Windows Update
How to configure Windows Update
Windows Update allows software updates related to the operating system, default and other Microsoft applications such as WordPad and Office, to be downloaded automatically to clients running Windows 7. To configure Windows Update to automatically download and install these updates follow the steps below:
Categories: Management Tags: Install Update, UAC, update, updates, Windows Update
Windows Update Local Group Policies
Although most Windows 7 users go to Control Panel to configure basic Windows Updates settings, it is worth noting that from the Local Group Policy Editor you can further fine tune Windows Updates with additional settings that are not found in the Control Panel.
Categories: Management Tags: gpedit.msc, Local Group Policy, Policies, scheduled, update, update service location, updates, Windows Update
Windows 7 SP1 fails to install
Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows (KB976932) fails to install on a 32 bit Windows 7 Enterprise edition with an error message 0x800f0826. This is an important update and a successful installation of SP1 is much desired, however, this was not the case for many users. In this procedure I am going to show you the steps I took to find what was causing this failure and the workaround I used to overcome the unknown error – 0x800f0826 while installing SP1 on a virtual machine.
Categories: Troubleshooting Tags: 0x800f0826, Download Center, drivers, KB976932, Service Pack, SP1, System Update Readiness Tool, update, Windows Update
